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понять

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Russian

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Etymology

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по- (po-) +‎ -ня́ть (-njátʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɐˈnʲætʲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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поня́ть (ponjátʹpf (imperfective понима́ть, verbal noun поня́тие)

  1. to understand, to comprehend, to see
    По́нял (radio)Pónjalroger, copy, understood
  2. to realize, to appreciate

Usage notes

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In the negative, this verb also has a colloquial usage with a present-tense (instead of future-tense) meaning: Я не пойму́ (Ja ne pojmú, I don't understand).

The form по́няла (as opposed to standard поняла́) is sometimes heard colloquially.

Conjugation

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